Slitherine

shall wrote:As for using them ...

In a few hundred games I have only done 3. 2 were very effective the other one got toasted as it arrived. I do think that if you are going to use them you need to give the army desing some serious thought. I designed a Pecheneg for this and a classical Indian as well. Those two worked. The one that failed awas not designed with a flank march in mind and came a cropper as a result.

So to me they are effective as part of a master plan but not so effective as an ad hoc decision.

And on that note, if you are planning to make a flank march you would be well advised to have an FC SG to lead it.

In one tournament I deliberately sent a TC on a flank march to avoid the flank march arriving too soon - it didn't arrive at all for the whole game.

recharge wrote:This may require a separate string, but what is the opinion on using flank marches?

All the time, once in a while, never??


Just curious. I have tried them a couple times; but the way I roll it is always a real threat that they will never show


Also; if your break point is 12 for instance and you lose 3 BG for 6 points and the 3 BG's on flank march haven't shown up yet, are you beaten?


John

Flank March

It all depends on the Army being used, I try to use them as much as i can.

Take a FC that plus one can be so needed.

With the armies I have either Cav Shooty or Cats both with a lot of Light horse. You need the flank march against a heavy armoured foot army you need to get behind your opposing player and nothing works better than a flank march to get people thinking.

Mind there have been games in comps when I just could'nt throw the dice, but in general I find they work well.

If you have planned out the flanking force try and take supiorer anything that re-roll of the ones can be very handy.

So in essence plan to use certain troops for a flank march, use the rest of the armies deployment to take into effect the flank march and throw good dice.

About the flank march and points if the BG's don't show up in a flank march the points arn't lost if they straggle and don't come on I think you lose 1 point.

Dave

If all the flankers are superior; you get to re-roll 1"s? Or just need one group to be superior?

Re-rolls for arrival or just straggling?

John

Re-rolls for arrival or just straggling?

Just straggling.

Pete